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A recently intercepted message among senior al Qaeda operatives alarmed the U.S. State Department and led to the <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/04/politics/us-embassies-close/index.html">closing of 22 embassies and consulates</a> Sunday, August 4, across the Middle East and North Africa. On Sunday afternoon, the State Department said it had extended the closures in 15 of the locations until Saturday, August 10, and added four other posts to the list. Click through to see which facilities are affected, beginning with the U.S. Embassy in Amman, Jordan, which is closed for the week.
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Intercepted message spurs embassy closings – A recently intercepted message among senior al Qaeda operatives alarmed the U.S. State Department and led to the closing of 22 embassies and consulates Sunday, August 4, across the Middle East and North Africa. On Sunday afternoon, the State Department said it had extended the closures in 15 of the locations until Saturday, August 10, and added four other posts to the list. Click through to see which facilities are affected, beginning with the U.S. Embassy in Amman, Jordan, which is closed for the week.
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The U.S. embassy in Dhaka, Bangladesh, was closed August 4 but was scheduled to reopen on Monday, August 5.
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Intercepted message spurs embassy closings – The U.S. embassy in Dhaka, Bangladesh, was closed August 4 but was scheduled to reopen on Monday, August 5.
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The U.S. Embassy in the Saudi capital of Riyadh will be closed for the week along with the consulates in Dhahran and Jeddah.
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Intercepted message spurs embassy closings – The U.S. Embassy in the Saudi capital of Riyadh will be closed for the week along with the consulates in Dhahran and Jeddah.
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The U.S. Embassy in Muscat, Oman, will remain closed through August 10.
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Intercepted message spurs embassy closings – The U.S. Embassy in Muscat, Oman, will remain closed through August 10.
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The U.S. Embassy in Tripoli, Libya, is closed for the week.
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Intercepted message spurs embassy closings – The U.S. Embassy in Tripoli, Libya, is closed for the week.
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The U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, was closed on Sunday and reopened Monday. The consulate in the Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif was also closed and reopened.
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Intercepted message spurs embassy closings – The U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, was closed on Sunday and reopened Monday. The consulate in the Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif was also closed and reopened.
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The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, shown here under construction in October 2007, reopened August 5. The consulates in Basrah and Erbil, which were closed, also resumed normal business on Monday.
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Intercepted message triggers embassy closings – The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, shown here under construction in October 2007, reopened August 5. The consulates in Basrah and Erbil, which were closed, also resumed normal business on Monday.
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The U.S. Embassy in Cairo, Egypt, shown here during a demonstration on September 11, 2012, will remain closed.
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Intercepted message spurs embassy closings – The U.S. Embassy in Cairo, Egypt, shown here during a demonstration on September 11, 2012, will remain closed.
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The U.S. Embassy in Antananarivo, Madagascar, was one of four embassies added to the list of facilities to remain closed for the week. The others were the embassies in Burundi, Rwanda and Mauritius.
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Intercepted message spurs embassy closings – The U.S. Embassy in Antananarivo, Madagascar, was one of four embassies added to the list of facilities to remain closed for the week. The others were the embassies in Burundi, Rwanda and Mauritius.
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The U.S. Embassy in Sanaa, Yemen, is closed until August 10.
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Intercepted message spurs embassy closings – The U.S. Embassy in Sanaa, Yemen, is closed until August 10.
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